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Indiana farmer, 1877, v. 12, no. 51 (Dec. 22)

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vol. xn.
INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 22,1877.
EXCHANGE DEPABTMENT.
FOR SALS.
INDIANA FARM FOE 8 ALX.—A desirable Farm,
containing 1000 acres, 9 miles west from Fort
Wayne tSO.OOO inhabitants), on T. W. A W. B-, }.
mile from Aboite Station. W. and nMe Canal runs
through farm. Abont halfbottomandpriarielandj
balance upland.. An abundance of the best umber
—white oak, burr oak, ash, elm, hickory and walnut Timber when marketed will bring more money than is asked for the farm. Good soil, plenty of
good Springs, large Brick House, good cellar, well,
cistern, large orchard, best of fruit, good School
Bouse \_ mile from residence. Just the place for
an enterprising stockman. Can be divided into 2
or more farms if desired. If a reasonable payment
ls made down, balance on eat y terms. For price
and moreextended description, address
KELSEY BK03.,
Box 1898. Foit Wayne, Indiana. Sltf
EOB BALE—In order to make room for other
stock, we will sell 6 fine yearling bulls. I will
venture to say that you cannot find 6 as fine yearling
bulls in any other herd ln the Btate. Will sell for
part cash, or all cash, 6 or 12 months time. We have
but one price. Also some find Poland China sows,
old enough to breed, which I will breed to my fine
boar, Beecher, and guarantee to be safe in pig. I
can also ship you as fine a boar pig, (old enough for
service) as you can find anywhere. Bend for pedigrees and prices. Address, L. H. AIKMAN, Dana,
vermillion Co,, Ind. *8-4t.
T7.0R SALE—Ten Imported Clydesdale Stallions,
Jj weighing from 1850 lbs to 2200 lbs; one three'
Suarter blood weighs 1600 lbs., would trade one of
le imported stallions as first payment on a small
farm. A litter of Shepherd pups from Watty A
Meg, Centennial piize winners; the best Shepherd
dogs'in America" Apply to WM. ME1KI-K Pendleton, Madison Co., Ind.
50-5t
*TJ*OB SALE—Plymouth Bocks. The result of
JD this, my second season with them, gives me
great satisfaction. I have taken first ana second
premiums wherever shown. I breed from two
strains, the best ln the United States.
Choice chicks for sale at reasonable prices. Eggs
at $3,00 per dozen.
DAVID DOUGLASS,
60-_t Plainfield, Indiana.
TJiOB SALE—A Shelby Co., Ky., farm of 157 acres
JD of good land 7 miles northwest of Shelbyville,
1 mile from Chestnut Grove, 28 from Louisville. A
good brick cottage containing 5 rooms and all necessary out-buildings, on a good turnpike road, good
[thool in one mile, convenient to churches. For
price and further particulars address me at Shelbyville. ly. M. M. PUTTER. 10-rt
"TJIOR SALE—5 Jersey Bulls from 4 to 30 months
JC old, including Jason, No. 875 that took first
premium at the Indiana State Fair, '77; one pure
Jersey Heller, on»K. one H, will be fresh during
the winter and spring. For particulars, address, T,
J. JOHNSON, Greencastle, Ind. 50-It
TTiOR SALE—At Beech Farm Poultry Yards a few
Jj choioe L'ght and Dark Brahmas, Buff, Partridge, and Black Cochins at S2 to S3 eash. White
Holland turkeys, *i, each; Bronze turkeys, S3, satisfaction guaranteed. M.T.KF.IjI.F.Y, Bloomingdale, Parke Co., Ind. 50-it
TTIOR SALE—Berkshires of the finest breeding, 20
JD young sows, part of them bred; 10 boars old
enough for use; To pigs from 8 to 13 weeks old, all of
this stock is to be sold at panic prices. Come and
examine the herd, or write for what you want to
WM. H. FALL, Thorntown, Indiana. _8-5L
TJIOR SALE—I will breed seven thoroughbred Po-
JD land China sow pigs to furrow in April and
first of May if orders are sent ln in time. . 'ihey will
be bred to Prince, and sent safe ln pig. Pedigrees
famished. Extra bear pigs ready for service for *15
and 120. Address A, W. BOSS, Muncle, Ind.
Bl-2t
EOR BALE—A fine lot of pigs, the get of Adonis
1149, and Colonel Humfrey 1129. VoL II, A. B.
ord. Also young sows in farrow. For prices, etc.,
address W. L. MALLOW, New Holland, y. 89-13t
T710B SALE—At a bargain; a flne Alderney bull,
JD two years and four months old, very best registered Stc ck. Call on, or addrt ss JOSEPH JONES
No, 8 Bates Block, Indianapolis, - 51-zt
TJ.OR SALE.—A few Berkshire boars ready for
Jj service. Bailie and Oxford strains. Prices
low. W. A, KELSEY, Box 1898, Fort Wayne.
61tf
T7.0R SALE—Pekin Drakes, fine as 1 have seen
JD %1 each if taken soon. JOSEPH L. BRENTON,
Petersburg.., Pike Co., Ind. 50-
TJIOB SALE—Poland China and Berkshire pigs,
_E at reasonable prices, L B. GILBERT, Lewisville, ind, 49 4t
VAXT1D-
"\TTANTED7-Y0ung Men and Women to prepare
W for Copyists, Book-Keepers and Telegraph
Operators at the Bryant & Stratton Business College
and Telegraph Institute. 44 South Meridian street.
.Remember the place, as an inferior school is advertised under onr college name. Address E. SIMMONS A CO., proprietor, IndianapoUs, Ind. 89-13t
"TTTANTED—300 Young Men te leam lelegraph-
YY ing, and take offices on the lines. Salary 560
to S75 per month can be earned in ten to twelve
weeks. Address, with stamp tor circulars, INDIANAPOLIS TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE, Bates Block,
opposite Postoffice. 42tf
TTTANTED—Farms of all sizes to trade for city
VV property. Will take encumbrance. A, M.
ALEXANDER, 2K West Washington St, over "Bee
Hive," Indianapolis, Ind. 20-52t
TTTANTED—To buy walnut lumber in large or
YY ""-nail quantities. TUCKER A DORSEY, IS
Bates Block, Indianapolis, Ind. 4%-ly
MISCELLANEOUS.
DECIDED BARGAINS to -reduce our choice
breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White and Poland China pigs of all
ages. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy poultry, finest,
new breeder's manual, elegantly Illustrated and
giving full description of the different breeds. Price
25 cents. Seed Wheat; all the best varieties, grown
especially for seed. .Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for
the fall. Prickly Comftey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts 14.00 per ICO; 60 cents extra by mall.
Seed catalogue free. BENSON. BURPEE A CO.,
323 Church street, Philadelphia, Fa. 88-ly
YOUNG MAN I Do you want a lucrative situation in business? If so, attend the old reliable Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block,
opposite the Postoffice, in same building In which
the Indiana Farmer ls published. Address, with
stamp for circulars, etc., KOKRNER A GOODIEB,
Indianapolis, Ind. __ 42-tf
STRAYED-While passing ihrough Indianapolis
from Miami to Johnson county, Ind., Oct. 12th
a white cow, with slender head and neck, small
horns, dish face, was giving milk at the time;
will be 3 years old next spring. Information leading to her recovery will be liberally rewarded. Address, WILLIS G. CLEM, Greenwood, Ind. 61-2.
JOSEPH POOL, Greensburg, Ind., offers 80 pairs
Of very fine Buff Cochin Chicks, early birds,
at very reasonable prices. All bred from Young
Victor, the prince 01 Chicago show, Feb. 1877, scoring 98 points. 48-tf.
TO LOAN—Money on improved farms at 8,9 and
10 per cent. Money furnished promptly. RUD-
VDELL, WALCOTT A VINTON, 3 Vinton Block, In-
Jdianapolls, Ind. 20-tf-(10.
J. V. Bridges, sold November 30th, to
A. Alexander, fifteen hogs, average weight
439 pounds and five pounds over age 18
months. Fighteen hogs averaged 325 lbs,
age thirteen months. All fed three months.
Stock, Poland China. R.
Trafalgar, Ind.
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Profit in Sheep Raising.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
I will give you my report on sheep raising last year. In the fall of 76,1 had 14
good young ewes of mixed blood, and of
my own raising. I hired a Cotswold buck
for five dollars; turned him with the ewes
the first of October, and kept him three
weeks. The ewes had twenty-four lambs,
which they also raised. • About five weeks
ago I sold twenty-three lambs for $100;
one I killed for my threshing hands, which
will offset for outlay on ram. The wool
from the ewes brought $18. This is $118
from fourteen ewes; who can beat it? The
ewes were about two years old when they
had they had their first lambs, which I
think is soon enough for a ewe to have a
lamb. Chb. Schinnkbeb.
Vigo Co., Dec. 14.
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Care of stock, so far as their proper bedding, feeding and ventilation is concerned,
is too important a matter for the thrifty
farmer to neglect attending to himself.
However trust worthy his assistants, judging by our own experience, it will pay
him well at the close of the season to see,
each evening, that his cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs are well bedded, fed and watered. Scarcely less important is the proper ventilation of tbe buildings in which
his stock are wintered. While the entrance of draughts and eold is to be care
fully,..prevented, it should be borne in
mind that domesticated animals, like man
himself, need fresh, wholesome air, and if
compelled by ignorance or carelessness to
breath a foul, tainted atmosphere, it is at
a serious risk of health and consequent
profit. A visit to the barn, stable ana pigpen early in the morning will at once wam
the observant farmer of defective ventilation.—Rural New Yorker.
Being in the stable one day, we sat down
upon a chair, after examining the shoes,
to devise some way to cure the animal of
this defect; and the conclusion we arrived
at led to insisting upon the shoer following our instructions, the result of which
was a complete success. Now and then i\
new shoer would not be aware of this overreaching and would shoe in the old way,
when the overreaching was as bad as ever,
until the shoes were removed. We had
another horse cured in the same way, as
had at that time many other persons. Indeed, we have never known this method
to fail when properly followed.—Qerman-
toton Telegraph.
Thumps in. "Pigs.
Vigo Co., Ind., Dec. 11,1877.
2b the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some one please answer through
the columns of your paper what cause* pigs
to have the thumps, and what will cure
them? T. T. E.
Thumps or Heaves is almost always preceded or attended by a cough, which oi
course is the result of a cold. * Mr. A. O.
Moore's, of Illinois, remedy is to place a
small amount of tar, size of an egg, wall
down in the mouth. This can be done
with a wooden paddle,and should be repeated three or four mornings. Another writer says that he has used Tartar-emetic in
several cases with perfect success. Another says two tablespoonsful of salt, put well
down in the throat, is a sure cure. Anything that is good for a cold and at the
same time is a tonic would seem to be required for the cure of this disease. Of
course warm, dry sleeping places are
essential.
■ * .
Overreaching.
In replyj to an inquiry in the New
York Times, whether there was any cure
for overreaching in horses, the editor replies as follows:
"To prevent overreaching, which is the
habit of striking the heel of the fore-foot
with the toe of the hind foot when either trotting or walking, shorten the toe and
increase the weight of the fore shoes; also,
have no calks on them. This enables the
horse to pick up the fore-feet quickly and
throw them out well in front; and the absence of the heel calks prevents the striking of the hind toe upon them. The hind
shoe should be made short in the toe."
This reply is wholly contrary* to our own
ideas and experience. It is in fact just
the reverse of the truth. The suggestions
will produce overreaching, not cure it.
How can increasing the weight of the
front shoes cause the foot to be raised
more quickly; and if the shortening of the
toe will have that effect, will not the shortening of the toe of the hind shoe counteract this? Most assuredly.
A sure way of removing this unpleasant
failing in the movement of a horse, in a
majority of cases, is to shorten the toe of
the front shoes and lengthen the toe of the
hind shoes.- By this arrangement the
horse will pick up his fore feet quicker,
and the hind feet slower, thus accomplishing just what is wanted. If a quarter ofa
second of time is thereby gained; the forefoot will be clear out of the way of the
hind foot with its elongated toe. .
We owned a valuable horse once subject
to overreaching. He was taken in hand
by several experienced shoers, and every
one adopted the erroneous method recommended by our New York contemporary.
Wintering Calves.
The most difficult portion of cattle kind
to keep through the season of the year,
that farm stock has to be fed are the calves.
Every farmer possesses more or less of
these, and as it is designed for them to
grow up and become of large size, every
possible means should be adopted to raise
them to the greatest perfection. If they
are not handled with great care and the
strictest attention paid to their welfare,
their growth is liable to be arrested, and
such an injury received thereby as cannot be easily, if ever fully, repaired by
the best of treatment afterwards.
Cattle are like everything else; if they
are stunted when young ana their growth
checked, they can never afterwards be
made to grow so thrifty as they would
have done; and therefore, too much pains
cannot be taken with them while calves,
to give them a good start.
It must be remembered that big, fine
milch cows, and
LARGE, FAT STEERS,
are obtained only by keeping them thrifty
and growing rapidly all the time from the
first of their existence until maturity of
growth. Only the best of cattle ought to
be kept, as common scrub cattle eat as
much, if not more than those of an improved breed, and do not grow as fast, and
therefore do not prove as profitable in the
end. Thebest breeds are within the reach
of all, and every farmer can procure such
stock as he knows will be profitable in the
greatest degree, if he will so decide, and
at a very slight increase of cost over what
is demanded for cattle of inferior breeds.
It is astonishing how a great many farmers cling to the old common stock of the
country when they could just as easily
possess larger breeds, and realize for their
trouble,profits largely on the increase over
what they do receive. Calves of the best
breeds are, in our estimation, worth double the amount of money that those are of
common stock, and are not as much trouble to keep in a healthy, thrifty condition;
and when the heifers become old enough
to breed, they can be sold readily for much
more than the regular beef prices that drovers and butchers offer, as stock to convert into milch and for raising calves
fiom; while the steers at maturity will always sell much quicker and at higher figures than common stock. Still
ANOTHER ADVANTAGE,
and a great one too, is that, when the best
breeds are kept, the fancy prices that can
be obtained for such calves as will do for
bulls, as they are always in good demand
at high rates, and can be sold at weaning
time without any expense or trouble of
keeping, for as much or more than a large
steer will bring when three or four years
old. Of course it is not every calf that
will do to keep for a bull; and therefore,
but a very few can be found in a big lot of
calves that will possibly do to keep for
bulls. A lot of good calves rightly kept
are about as profitable to a farmer as anything he can handle, and outside of the
trouble of wintering them, which is no difficult matter if a person is well prepared
for the business, by having good buildings
to protect them from the weather when it
is desirable, they need but little attention,
as they can live eight and sometimes ten
months out of the year on the natural forage of the pastures. But as they do better by being fed some in addition to the
grass they get in the pastures through the
late autumn and summer months, it is advisable to feed them prepared food for at
least live months out of the twelve, so as to
insure their most rapid growth. In the
stables they do not need stalls or stanchions, but can all run together the same as
mules or sheep, and are little or no trouble
to care for or feed. By using absorbents
no difficulty will be experienced in keeping the stables nice and dry at all times;
and for this purpose finely cut straw has
no rival and adds great value to trie manure heap. They should be fed all they
will eat when in the stable, such food as
light hay, well cured corn fodder, chop-
feed, etc., and allowed, if the weather is
mild and clear, to run out on pasture
awhile every day to eat grass; and for this
purpose a field should be reserved for them,
expressly for winter use. Calves managed
in this way, if they are good stock, cannot
fail to grow to that standard of perfection
which is the most desirable, and every farmer should labor for the greatest excellence in this branch of his business.
V
Ky., Dec. 18,1877.
OTJB WASHINGTON LETTER.
Alexander Stephens on the Colorado
Case—Sketches and Characteristics—
The Btate most ably Bf presented ln
tbe TJ. S. ■enate—Matthews and Thnr-
m>B-The Stale that has most weight
ln the Senate—Tbe Senator most Eminent for Bespeetabllty and Bhetorlc
—The silent sagacity dodge—A Pace's
estimate ot Senatorial ability— Justice Harlan ln the black silk gown.
[From owScgvlar Correspondent.]
.Washington, December 12.—On Monday the discussion of the silver bill in the
Senate and the admission of Eostis of
Louisiana, were the chief subjects of interest. Senator Matthews of Ohio made
a strong argument iu favor of silver currency. He was seconded by Senator
Thurman, and opposed by Senators
Conkling and Edmunds. This question
will occupy much of the time of the Senate until the day of adjournment, and
the bill, it is conceded, will be passed in
spite of Presidential opposition.
To-day Alex. Stephens, of Georgia, will
address the House in favor of seating
the Democratic claimant from Colorado,
and a crowded gallery may be expected.
Mr. Stephens is by no means the largest
man. physically, and, perhaps, not intellectually, but as a lion he divides attention with Gen. Butler, and his words are
supposed by many to be the strained
drippings of wisdom. He sits ona three-
wheeled chair, in front of the Speaker's
desk, wearing a soft felt black hat and
gloves as a protection against drafts; but
he is a happy, contented-looking invalid,
nervously rotating hia little chariot back
and forth in a space of ten inches.
~ Since the admission of Mr. Bustis, for
the first time in many years every State
has a full Senatorial representation, and
it may not be uninteresting to say something abont the intellectual inequality
of the States as they appear on the Sen-
ate floor. The State represented by the
ablest men, I think, is Ohio. Many will
say that Edmunds, of Vermont, or Conkling, of New York, is abler than either
Thurman or Matthews. This is a matter of opinion, or prejudice, and, of
course, can not be decided, since we have
no unit of measure for the accurate
estimation of statesmanship; but neither
New York, Vermont, nor any other
State, can boast of two Senators both so
profound and versatile, as the Senators
from Ohio. (Your correspondent, you
know, is not an Ohioan, but, as A. Ward
would say, "far different.") Mr. Matthews has not had the opportunities that
Senator Thurman has had to give the
world assurance of a man, but he is not
unknown, and in everything he says and
does there is the stamp of sterling ability-/ and a fresh masculinity that places
him high above the plane of senatorial
mediocrity. As for Senator Thurman, he
is confessedly and by odds the broadest
and moBt statesmanlike leader his party
has ever had in the Senate. For nine
years he has borne almost alone the
brunt of the Republican attack, and,
whether in light repartee, or heavy argument, with Conkling, Edmunds or Morton, he never came off second best. Mr.
Thurman is not a man of magnetism, aa
the saying is, and cares not at all for average cheap popularity, but the blunt
simplicity of his outward manners hangs
so grandly on his gigantic strength, that
he is esteemed even by his enemies. I
use enemies in a political or diplomatic
sense; personal enemies, I presume, he
has none, for although no man has
struck harder or more effectively, no
one has accused him of striking in the
dark, or of dealing an unfair blow. He
is not an orator in the old Ciceronian
sense. He is certainly not a graceful
speaker. His voice is harsh and monotonous, and, I presume, he has never
once thought of the advantages which
the old masters say are derived from
graceful gestures and perfect elocution
But if he has not studied the trick of
suiting "the action to the word, the word
to the action," no man is more profoundly skilled in the more erudite ac
complishment of suiting the word to the
idea.
I believe it will be pretty generally
conceded that Ohio has the strongest senatorial duality, but in regard to the State
holding the second place, there will be
wide difference of opinion. The only
way we have of judging a Senator is by
what he says. His admiring constituents may insist that, though silent, he is
sagacious, and hint that he is mighty in
counsel And wonderful in working, but
this cheap, mysterious fame imposes on
no one any more. So many mediocrea
come ■ from deserved obscurity, and
retire thither after sitting in a chair in
the U. S. Senate for six years or longer,
that the silent-sagacious dodge is about
played out. If a man haa any luminous-
ness about him, any ideas in his head,
or any fire in his belly, emicat, it will
shine forth. The second place some will
say should be given to Georgia. Others
will claim it for Delaware; Massachusetts has two comparatively able men in
the Senate, and it would be easy to mention other States that send one man who
is distinguished in our highest legislative
body. But few States send two men both
of marked ability. Take Kentucky, for
instance, her Senators are Beck and
McCreery. Mr. Beck was for some time
the leader of the minority in the House,
where he was distinguished for a prodigious capacity for work, rather than ideas
and eloquence. Mr. McCreery is remarkable for nothing but eminent respectability. He dresses in black, even to
dying his remnant of hair, and his coat
is an antique swallow-tail. No other
Senator is distinguished in this way, except Senator Merrimon, of North Carolina, and he only when making a set
speech. The pages have a superstition
that McCreery is the most eloquent of
modern Senators. The reason of thia is
that:
" His mouth he never opes but out there fly some
tropes."
But they are Bimply tropes, and nothing
more. Pretty things about orange groves
and helmeted knights. Arguments, statistics, facts, anything that would betray
a little knowledge of the world and day
in which we live, you must not expect to
hear from Senator McCreery. He is no
doubt pretty well read in the classic poetry and fiction of the last half century,
and he makes a little speech once in two
years, twenty minutes in length, perfectly memorized, and so highly finished
that Bulwer himself could add nothing
but a little thought and a few more pretty
sentences.
If Senators could be measured. by their
avoirdupois then there would be no doubt
of the pre-eminence of Illinois. Senator
Davis is by far the heaviest man in that
august body, and Senator Oglesby is no
light weight either.
Justice Harlan who occupied for the
first time on Monday the seat vacated by
Senator Davis, is himself no small man,
and, I think, the moat judicial-looking
person that wears the black gown. He
looks not unlike Chief-Justice Chase
when he was younger and in better
health, but he has a much more massive
fhysique than the late Chief Justice had.
observed him on the bench, and when
he came into the Senate after adjournment of the court, he had a long conversation with Senator Voorhees, and I was
surprised to see that he was a little taller than the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, and the better proportioned man
ofthe two. C. A. S.
Annual Meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture.
The annual meeting of the Delegate and
State Board of Agriculture will convene
in the rooms of the Board on Tuesday the
8th day of January, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The President of each County and District Agriculture Society in the State is
the authoriied delegate to represent such
society. And the annual report therefrom
is the proper credential, without which no
society is entitled to the license fund accruing in their respective County Treasuries aa provided by law.
State Associations organized for the advancement of special branches of industry
are invited to send Representatives to attend the Annual Agricultural Convention,
and participate in the proceedings, except
in the election of member of the Board
which requires the vote of legally authorized delegates.
Members whose terms expire
1st Dist—Robt. Mitchell.
2d Dist.—K. P. Haynes
3d Dist—F. C. Johnson
4th D:«t-*W. B. Seward
Tth Diss-Jacob Mutz
llth Dist—Vacant
15th Dist-J. Sutherland
16th DIM—K.M. Lockhart
.Williams, ex-President of the Board; Dr.
A. C. Stephenson, ex President; Hon. A.
D. Hamrick, ex President; Dr. R. T.
Brown, and other ex members connected
with the early history of the Association.
Adjournment to 1:80 p. m.
1:30 P. M. .Reports from officers—President, Secretary, Treasurer, General Superintendent, . and Department Superintendents. Appointment of Committees.
Nominations for vacancies en the Board.
Address by President White, of Purdue
University.
Evening Session. Beading of Essays
and discussion. Subjects proposed. Management of Agricultural Fairs. The importance of the Corn 'Crop, and the Hog
Cholera question.
Second Dat.—8:30 a. m. Report from ,
Committees and Miscellaneous business.
1:30 P. M. Belt Railroad excursion; giving an opportunity to visit all points of
interest on the route, including the New
Stock Yards, and the magnificent improvements connected therewith. On returning, address by Professor Cox, State
Geologist.
Evening Skssiok. Essays and discussion.
Thibd Day.—8:30 A. m. Unfinished
business, and reorganization of State Board.
BAILROAD BATHS.
The Peru and J. M. & I railroads will
return delegates free on certificate of attendance.
Bee Line road, fare three cents per mile,
round trip, tickets from any station, 10 per
cent off.
The Vandalia, I. & St. Louis, Pan-Handle, and Indianapolis & Vincennes railroads
will sell round trip tickets at half-fare to
parties of twenty or more. Single round
trip tickets 10 per cent off regular rates.
The I. B. & W. railroad will, sell round
trip tickets on presentation of certificate,
which will be furnished on application to
this office.
The C. H, & I. and I. C.& L. railroads
will sell round trip tickets at one and one-
fifth fare.
A Liberal Offer.
To the Editors Indiana,Farmer:
I want to make this offer: To the first
ten persons sending me a club of five at
regular rates and having the names placed
to my credit, I will send a setting of eggs
in the Spring from either Light or Dark
Brahmas, Buff, White or Partridge Cochins, white or brown Leghorns, Houdans,B.
B. R. Games, Plymouth Rocks, B. B. R.
Game Bantams, or seven Pekin duck eggs.
My fowls are from such breeders as Todd,
Riley, Bennett, Twell's, and others. I will
also give a pair of B. B. R. Game Bantams to the first person sending you
a club of ten, the names to be placed to
my credit. In both instances the money
must be sent direct to the Faemeb Office
and a list of names sent me by the person
sending names. I refer you to W. T. Dur-
bin, of Murphy, Johnston & Co., of your
city, or to above firm. If you think this
offer of any good to you you can publish
same in your list of preminms. I will do
just as I say in every instance.
Very respectfully,
G. O. Child,
Claysville, Ind.
S SfS S
Another Liberal Offer.
Members of Board holding over,
Bth DIst-J. W. Cofleld
6th Dii,.-T.V. Mitchell
8th Dist—Thos- Nelson
9th Dlit—W. H. Ragan
10 Dist—A.B.Olsypool
11 Di»t—Wm. Crim
12Dist-H.T. Sample
13 Ditt—H. Caldwell
A list of the counties composing each
district, can be found on page 318 of the
last Indiana Agricultural Report.
The principal subjects for discussion will
be the Management of Agrisultural Fairs,
the Hog Cholera Question and _the Corn
Crop. Essays and papers on the above are
urgently solicited, especially on the culture of corn, the most important of all the
cereals, as we desire to compile for publication all practical information thereon
that is available, in connection with statistics of the quantity, value of crop, and
the different uses to which it is applied.
Contributions of specimens of grain,
properly labeled, for the Agricultural Museum, will be thaukfully received. Samples should be limited to three ears of any
one kind of corn, and half a gallon each of
other grains.
All State Associations directly connected with the interests and objects of
the Board of Agriculture are invited to
hold their meetings in the Agricultural
Rooms, when not in conflict with tbe
meetings of the Board.
PBOGBAMMB OF ANNUAL MEETING.
First Day.—10 o'clock A. M. Roll call
by Counties. Welcome Address by the
President. Responses by Governor J. D.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Desiring to increase the circulation of
your valuable paper, I will give the agent
sending me the largest club of names, a
Poland China male pig. The pig will be
from stock sired by Black Tom; dam»
Black Mollie; both owned by the well
known breeder, Rankin Baldridge of
Hagerstown, Ind. This club not to number less than 20 names.
Also for a club of ten names will give
pair of Light Brahma fowls. Both premiums to be delivered next summer, the
names and money to be sent to the Fabmeb office, and credited to my name or
list. All persons who contend for these
premiums will please notify me by postal
card, giving their address. The pig and
chicks will be first class. y
Hamilton Co. Ind. W. W. Hikes.
Another Fine Offer.
To Editors Indiana Farmer :
Feeling an interest is the circulation of
the Indiana Fabmeb, I will give the
agent sending the largest list of subscribers, between now and May lst, 1878, the
names of subscribers to be credited to me,
a pair of Berkshire pigs out of premium
stock.
2d. To the one sending next largest list
on same terms as above, a pair of Light
Brahma chickens.
3d. To the one sending third largest list
on same terms, a trio of Sebright Bantams. All who contend for these premiums will please write me at Martinsville, Clark County, Ind.
, J. C. Comstock.
Thb Youth's Compjii"io_i—For judicicus editing, \
select and popular contributors, and sprightly, en- ^
tertalning reading, the Youth's Companion has no
superior among the Youth's publications.
•-* .—.
We call attention to the advertisement
of Imperial Egg Food in this issue.

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INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 22,1877.
EXCHANGE DEPABTMENT.
FOR SALS.
INDIANA FARM FOE 8 ALX.—A desirable Farm,
containing 1000 acres, 9 miles west from Fort
Wayne tSO.OOO inhabitants), on T. W. A W. B-, }.
mile from Aboite Station. W. and nMe Canal runs
through farm. Abont halfbottomandpriarielandj
balance upland.. An abundance of the best umber
—white oak, burr oak, ash, elm, hickory and walnut Timber when marketed will bring more money than is asked for the farm. Good soil, plenty of
good Springs, large Brick House, good cellar, well,
cistern, large orchard, best of fruit, good School
Bouse \_ mile from residence. Just the place for
an enterprising stockman. Can be divided into 2
or more farms if desired. If a reasonable payment
ls made down, balance on eat y terms. For price
and moreextended description, address
KELSEY BK03.,
Box 1898. Foit Wayne, Indiana. Sltf
EOB BALE—In order to make room for other
stock, we will sell 6 fine yearling bulls. I will
venture to say that you cannot find 6 as fine yearling
bulls in any other herd ln the Btate. Will sell for
part cash, or all cash, 6 or 12 months time. We have
but one price. Also some find Poland China sows,
old enough to breed, which I will breed to my fine
boar, Beecher, and guarantee to be safe in pig. I
can also ship you as fine a boar pig, (old enough for
service) as you can find anywhere. Bend for pedigrees and prices. Address, L. H. AIKMAN, Dana,
vermillion Co,, Ind. *8-4t.
T7.0R SALE—Ten Imported Clydesdale Stallions,
Jj weighing from 1850 lbs to 2200 lbs; one three'
Suarter blood weighs 1600 lbs., would trade one of
le imported stallions as first payment on a small
farm. A litter of Shepherd pups from Watty A
Meg, Centennial piize winners; the best Shepherd
dogs'in America" Apply to WM. ME1KI-K Pendleton, Madison Co., Ind.
50-5t
*TJ*OB SALE—Plymouth Bocks. The result of
JD this, my second season with them, gives me
great satisfaction. I have taken first ana second
premiums wherever shown. I breed from two
strains, the best ln the United States.
Choice chicks for sale at reasonable prices. Eggs
at $3,00 per dozen.
DAVID DOUGLASS,
60-_t Plainfield, Indiana.
TJiOB SALE—A Shelby Co., Ky., farm of 157 acres
JD of good land 7 miles northwest of Shelbyville,
1 mile from Chestnut Grove, 28 from Louisville. A
good brick cottage containing 5 rooms and all necessary out-buildings, on a good turnpike road, good
[thool in one mile, convenient to churches. For
price and further particulars address me at Shelbyville. ly. M. M. PUTTER. 10-rt
"TJIOR SALE—5 Jersey Bulls from 4 to 30 months
JC old, including Jason, No. 875 that took first
premium at the Indiana State Fair, '77; one pure
Jersey Heller, on»K. one H, will be fresh during
the winter and spring. For particulars, address, T,
J. JOHNSON, Greencastle, Ind. 50-It
TTiOR SALE—At Beech Farm Poultry Yards a few
Jj choioe L'ght and Dark Brahmas, Buff, Partridge, and Black Cochins at S2 to S3 eash. White
Holland turkeys, *i, each; Bronze turkeys, S3, satisfaction guaranteed. M.T.KF.IjI.F.Y, Bloomingdale, Parke Co., Ind. 50-it
TTIOR SALE—Berkshires of the finest breeding, 20
JD young sows, part of them bred; 10 boars old
enough for use; To pigs from 8 to 13 weeks old, all of
this stock is to be sold at panic prices. Come and
examine the herd, or write for what you want to
WM. H. FALL, Thorntown, Indiana. _8-5L
TJIOR SALE—I will breed seven thoroughbred Po-
JD land China sow pigs to furrow in April and
first of May if orders are sent ln in time. . 'ihey will
be bred to Prince, and sent safe ln pig. Pedigrees
famished. Extra bear pigs ready for service for *15
and 120. Address A, W. BOSS, Muncle, Ind.
Bl-2t
EOR BALE—A fine lot of pigs, the get of Adonis
1149, and Colonel Humfrey 1129. VoL II, A. B.
ord. Also young sows in farrow. For prices, etc.,
address W. L. MALLOW, New Holland, y. 89-13t
T710B SALE—At a bargain; a flne Alderney bull,
JD two years and four months old, very best registered Stc ck. Call on, or addrt ss JOSEPH JONES
No, 8 Bates Block, Indianapolis, - 51-zt
TJ.OR SALE.—A few Berkshire boars ready for
Jj service. Bailie and Oxford strains. Prices
low. W. A, KELSEY, Box 1898, Fort Wayne.
61tf
T7.0R SALE—Pekin Drakes, fine as 1 have seen
JD %1 each if taken soon. JOSEPH L. BRENTON,
Petersburg.., Pike Co., Ind. 50-
TJIOB SALE—Poland China and Berkshire pigs,
_E at reasonable prices, L B. GILBERT, Lewisville, ind, 49 4t
VAXT1D-
"\TTANTED7-Y0ung Men and Women to prepare
W for Copyists, Book-Keepers and Telegraph
Operators at the Bryant & Stratton Business College
and Telegraph Institute. 44 South Meridian street.
.Remember the place, as an inferior school is advertised under onr college name. Address E. SIMMONS A CO., proprietor, IndianapoUs, Ind. 89-13t
"TTTANTED—300 Young Men te leam lelegraph-
YY ing, and take offices on the lines. Salary 560
to S75 per month can be earned in ten to twelve
weeks. Address, with stamp tor circulars, INDIANAPOLIS TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE, Bates Block,
opposite Postoffice. 42tf
TTTANTED—Farms of all sizes to trade for city
VV property. Will take encumbrance. A, M.
ALEXANDER, 2K West Washington St, over "Bee
Hive," Indianapolis, Ind. 20-52t
TTTANTED—To buy walnut lumber in large or
YY ""-nail quantities. TUCKER A DORSEY, IS
Bates Block, Indianapolis, Ind. 4%-ly
MISCELLANEOUS.
DECIDED BARGAINS to -reduce our choice
breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White and Poland China pigs of all
ages. Also sheep, cattle, and fancy poultry, finest,
new breeder's manual, elegantly Illustrated and
giving full description of the different breeds. Price
25 cents. Seed Wheat; all the best varieties, grown
especially for seed. .Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for
the fall. Prickly Comftey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts 14.00 per ICO; 60 cents extra by mall.
Seed catalogue free. BENSON. BURPEE A CO.,
323 Church street, Philadelphia, Fa. 88-ly
YOUNG MAN I Do you want a lucrative situation in business? If so, attend the old reliable Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block,
opposite the Postoffice, in same building In which
the Indiana Farmer ls published. Address, with
stamp for circulars, etc., KOKRNER A GOODIEB,
Indianapolis, Ind. __ 42-tf
STRAYED-While passing ihrough Indianapolis
from Miami to Johnson county, Ind., Oct. 12th
a white cow, with slender head and neck, small
horns, dish face, was giving milk at the time;
will be 3 years old next spring. Information leading to her recovery will be liberally rewarded. Address, WILLIS G. CLEM, Greenwood, Ind. 61-2.
JOSEPH POOL, Greensburg, Ind., offers 80 pairs
Of very fine Buff Cochin Chicks, early birds,
at very reasonable prices. All bred from Young
Victor, the prince 01 Chicago show, Feb. 1877, scoring 98 points. 48-tf.
TO LOAN—Money on improved farms at 8,9 and
10 per cent. Money furnished promptly. RUD-
VDELL, WALCOTT A VINTON, 3 Vinton Block, In-
Jdianapolls, Ind. 20-tf-(10.
J. V. Bridges, sold November 30th, to
A. Alexander, fifteen hogs, average weight
439 pounds and five pounds over age 18
months. Fighteen hogs averaged 325 lbs,
age thirteen months. All fed three months.
Stock, Poland China. R.
Trafalgar, Ind.
, »s :■
Profit in Sheep Raising.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
I will give you my report on sheep raising last year. In the fall of 76,1 had 14
good young ewes of mixed blood, and of
my own raising. I hired a Cotswold buck
for five dollars; turned him with the ewes
the first of October, and kept him three
weeks. The ewes had twenty-four lambs,
which they also raised. • About five weeks
ago I sold twenty-three lambs for $100;
one I killed for my threshing hands, which
will offset for outlay on ram. The wool
from the ewes brought $18. This is $118
from fourteen ewes; who can beat it? The
ewes were about two years old when they
had they had their first lambs, which I
think is soon enough for a ewe to have a
lamb. Chb. Schinnkbeb.
Vigo Co., Dec. 14.
. » .
Care of stock, so far as their proper bedding, feeding and ventilation is concerned,
is too important a matter for the thrifty
farmer to neglect attending to himself.
However trust worthy his assistants, judging by our own experience, it will pay
him well at the close of the season to see,
each evening, that his cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs are well bedded, fed and watered. Scarcely less important is the proper ventilation of tbe buildings in which
his stock are wintered. While the entrance of draughts and eold is to be care
fully,..prevented, it should be borne in
mind that domesticated animals, like man
himself, need fresh, wholesome air, and if
compelled by ignorance or carelessness to
breath a foul, tainted atmosphere, it is at
a serious risk of health and consequent
profit. A visit to the barn, stable ana pigpen early in the morning will at once wam
the observant farmer of defective ventilation.—Rural New Yorker.
Being in the stable one day, we sat down
upon a chair, after examining the shoes,
to devise some way to cure the animal of
this defect; and the conclusion we arrived
at led to insisting upon the shoer following our instructions, the result of which
was a complete success. Now and then i\
new shoer would not be aware of this overreaching and would shoe in the old way,
when the overreaching was as bad as ever,
until the shoes were removed. We had
another horse cured in the same way, as
had at that time many other persons. Indeed, we have never known this method
to fail when properly followed.—Qerman-
toton Telegraph.
Thumps in. "Pigs.
Vigo Co., Ind., Dec. 11,1877.
2b the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Will some one please answer through
the columns of your paper what cause* pigs
to have the thumps, and what will cure
them? T. T. E.
Thumps or Heaves is almost always preceded or attended by a cough, which oi
course is the result of a cold. * Mr. A. O.
Moore's, of Illinois, remedy is to place a
small amount of tar, size of an egg, wall
down in the mouth. This can be done
with a wooden paddle,and should be repeated three or four mornings. Another writer says that he has used Tartar-emetic in
several cases with perfect success. Another says two tablespoonsful of salt, put well
down in the throat, is a sure cure. Anything that is good for a cold and at the
same time is a tonic would seem to be required for the cure of this disease. Of
course warm, dry sleeping places are
essential.
■ * .
Overreaching.
In replyj to an inquiry in the New
York Times, whether there was any cure
for overreaching in horses, the editor replies as follows:
"To prevent overreaching, which is the
habit of striking the heel of the fore-foot
with the toe of the hind foot when either trotting or walking, shorten the toe and
increase the weight of the fore shoes; also,
have no calks on them. This enables the
horse to pick up the fore-feet quickly and
throw them out well in front; and the absence of the heel calks prevents the striking of the hind toe upon them. The hind
shoe should be made short in the toe."
This reply is wholly contrary* to our own
ideas and experience. It is in fact just
the reverse of the truth. The suggestions
will produce overreaching, not cure it.
How can increasing the weight of the
front shoes cause the foot to be raised
more quickly; and if the shortening of the
toe will have that effect, will not the shortening of the toe of the hind shoe counteract this? Most assuredly.
A sure way of removing this unpleasant
failing in the movement of a horse, in a
majority of cases, is to shorten the toe of
the front shoes and lengthen the toe of the
hind shoes.- By this arrangement the
horse will pick up his fore feet quicker,
and the hind feet slower, thus accomplishing just what is wanted. If a quarter ofa
second of time is thereby gained; the forefoot will be clear out of the way of the
hind foot with its elongated toe. .
We owned a valuable horse once subject
to overreaching. He was taken in hand
by several experienced shoers, and every
one adopted the erroneous method recommended by our New York contemporary.
Wintering Calves.
The most difficult portion of cattle kind
to keep through the season of the year,
that farm stock has to be fed are the calves.
Every farmer possesses more or less of
these, and as it is designed for them to
grow up and become of large size, every
possible means should be adopted to raise
them to the greatest perfection. If they
are not handled with great care and the
strictest attention paid to their welfare,
their growth is liable to be arrested, and
such an injury received thereby as cannot be easily, if ever fully, repaired by
the best of treatment afterwards.
Cattle are like everything else; if they
are stunted when young ana their growth
checked, they can never afterwards be
made to grow so thrifty as they would
have done; and therefore, too much pains
cannot be taken with them while calves,
to give them a good start.
It must be remembered that big, fine
milch cows, and
LARGE, FAT STEERS,
are obtained only by keeping them thrifty
and growing rapidly all the time from the
first of their existence until maturity of
growth. Only the best of cattle ought to
be kept, as common scrub cattle eat as
much, if not more than those of an improved breed, and do not grow as fast, and
therefore do not prove as profitable in the
end. Thebest breeds are within the reach
of all, and every farmer can procure such
stock as he knows will be profitable in the
greatest degree, if he will so decide, and
at a very slight increase of cost over what
is demanded for cattle of inferior breeds.
It is astonishing how a great many farmers cling to the old common stock of the
country when they could just as easily
possess larger breeds, and realize for their
trouble,profits largely on the increase over
what they do receive. Calves of the best
breeds are, in our estimation, worth double the amount of money that those are of
common stock, and are not as much trouble to keep in a healthy, thrifty condition;
and when the heifers become old enough
to breed, they can be sold readily for much
more than the regular beef prices that drovers and butchers offer, as stock to convert into milch and for raising calves
fiom; while the steers at maturity will always sell much quicker and at higher figures than common stock. Still
ANOTHER ADVANTAGE,
and a great one too, is that, when the best
breeds are kept, the fancy prices that can
be obtained for such calves as will do for
bulls, as they are always in good demand
at high rates, and can be sold at weaning
time without any expense or trouble of
keeping, for as much or more than a large
steer will bring when three or four years
old. Of course it is not every calf that
will do to keep for a bull; and therefore,
but a very few can be found in a big lot of
calves that will possibly do to keep for
bulls. A lot of good calves rightly kept
are about as profitable to a farmer as anything he can handle, and outside of the
trouble of wintering them, which is no difficult matter if a person is well prepared
for the business, by having good buildings
to protect them from the weather when it
is desirable, they need but little attention,
as they can live eight and sometimes ten
months out of the year on the natural forage of the pastures. But as they do better by being fed some in addition to the
grass they get in the pastures through the
late autumn and summer months, it is advisable to feed them prepared food for at
least live months out of the twelve, so as to
insure their most rapid growth. In the
stables they do not need stalls or stanchions, but can all run together the same as
mules or sheep, and are little or no trouble
to care for or feed. By using absorbents
no difficulty will be experienced in keeping the stables nice and dry at all times;
and for this purpose finely cut straw has
no rival and adds great value to trie manure heap. They should be fed all they
will eat when in the stable, such food as
light hay, well cured corn fodder, chop-
feed, etc., and allowed, if the weather is
mild and clear, to run out on pasture
awhile every day to eat grass; and for this
purpose a field should be reserved for them,
expressly for winter use. Calves managed
in this way, if they are good stock, cannot
fail to grow to that standard of perfection
which is the most desirable, and every farmer should labor for the greatest excellence in this branch of his business.
V
Ky., Dec. 18,1877.
OTJB WASHINGTON LETTER.
Alexander Stephens on the Colorado
Case—Sketches and Characteristics—
The Btate most ably Bf presented ln
tbe TJ. S. ■enate—Matthews and Thnr-
m>B-The Stale that has most weight
ln the Senate—Tbe Senator most Eminent for Bespeetabllty and Bhetorlc
—The silent sagacity dodge—A Pace's
estimate ot Senatorial ability— Justice Harlan ln the black silk gown.
[From owScgvlar Correspondent.]
.Washington, December 12.—On Monday the discussion of the silver bill in the
Senate and the admission of Eostis of
Louisiana, were the chief subjects of interest. Senator Matthews of Ohio made
a strong argument iu favor of silver currency. He was seconded by Senator
Thurman, and opposed by Senators
Conkling and Edmunds. This question
will occupy much of the time of the Senate until the day of adjournment, and
the bill, it is conceded, will be passed in
spite of Presidential opposition.
To-day Alex. Stephens, of Georgia, will
address the House in favor of seating
the Democratic claimant from Colorado,
and a crowded gallery may be expected.
Mr. Stephens is by no means the largest
man. physically, and, perhaps, not intellectually, but as a lion he divides attention with Gen. Butler, and his words are
supposed by many to be the strained
drippings of wisdom. He sits ona three-
wheeled chair, in front of the Speaker's
desk, wearing a soft felt black hat and
gloves as a protection against drafts; but
he is a happy, contented-looking invalid,
nervously rotating hia little chariot back
and forth in a space of ten inches.
~ Since the admission of Mr. Bustis, for
the first time in many years every State
has a full Senatorial representation, and
it may not be uninteresting to say something abont the intellectual inequality
of the States as they appear on the Sen-
ate floor. The State represented by the
ablest men, I think, is Ohio. Many will
say that Edmunds, of Vermont, or Conkling, of New York, is abler than either
Thurman or Matthews. This is a matter of opinion, or prejudice, and, of
course, can not be decided, since we have
no unit of measure for the accurate
estimation of statesmanship; but neither
New York, Vermont, nor any other
State, can boast of two Senators both so
profound and versatile, as the Senators
from Ohio. (Your correspondent, you
know, is not an Ohioan, but, as A. Ward
would say, "far different.") Mr. Matthews has not had the opportunities that
Senator Thurman has had to give the
world assurance of a man, but he is not
unknown, and in everything he says and
does there is the stamp of sterling ability-/ and a fresh masculinity that places
him high above the plane of senatorial
mediocrity. As for Senator Thurman, he
is confessedly and by odds the broadest
and moBt statesmanlike leader his party
has ever had in the Senate. For nine
years he has borne almost alone the
brunt of the Republican attack, and,
whether in light repartee, or heavy argument, with Conkling, Edmunds or Morton, he never came off second best. Mr.
Thurman is not a man of magnetism, aa
the saying is, and cares not at all for average cheap popularity, but the blunt
simplicity of his outward manners hangs
so grandly on his gigantic strength, that
he is esteemed even by his enemies. I
use enemies in a political or diplomatic
sense; personal enemies, I presume, he
has none, for although no man has
struck harder or more effectively, no
one has accused him of striking in the
dark, or of dealing an unfair blow. He
is not an orator in the old Ciceronian
sense. He is certainly not a graceful
speaker. His voice is harsh and monotonous, and, I presume, he has never
once thought of the advantages which
the old masters say are derived from
graceful gestures and perfect elocution
But if he has not studied the trick of
suiting "the action to the word, the word
to the action," no man is more profoundly skilled in the more erudite ac
complishment of suiting the word to the
idea.
I believe it will be pretty generally
conceded that Ohio has the strongest senatorial duality, but in regard to the State
holding the second place, there will be
wide difference of opinion. The only
way we have of judging a Senator is by
what he says. His admiring constituents may insist that, though silent, he is
sagacious, and hint that he is mighty in
counsel And wonderful in working, but
this cheap, mysterious fame imposes on
no one any more. So many mediocrea
come ■ from deserved obscurity, and
retire thither after sitting in a chair in
the U. S. Senate for six years or longer,
that the silent-sagacious dodge is about
played out. If a man haa any luminous-
ness about him, any ideas in his head,
or any fire in his belly, emicat, it will
shine forth. The second place some will
say should be given to Georgia. Others
will claim it for Delaware; Massachusetts has two comparatively able men in
the Senate, and it would be easy to mention other States that send one man who
is distinguished in our highest legislative
body. But few States send two men both
of marked ability. Take Kentucky, for
instance, her Senators are Beck and
McCreery. Mr. Beck was for some time
the leader of the minority in the House,
where he was distinguished for a prodigious capacity for work, rather than ideas
and eloquence. Mr. McCreery is remarkable for nothing but eminent respectability. He dresses in black, even to
dying his remnant of hair, and his coat
is an antique swallow-tail. No other
Senator is distinguished in this way, except Senator Merrimon, of North Carolina, and he only when making a set
speech. The pages have a superstition
that McCreery is the most eloquent of
modern Senators. The reason of thia is
that:
" His mouth he never opes but out there fly some
tropes."
But they are Bimply tropes, and nothing
more. Pretty things about orange groves
and helmeted knights. Arguments, statistics, facts, anything that would betray
a little knowledge of the world and day
in which we live, you must not expect to
hear from Senator McCreery. He is no
doubt pretty well read in the classic poetry and fiction of the last half century,
and he makes a little speech once in two
years, twenty minutes in length, perfectly memorized, and so highly finished
that Bulwer himself could add nothing
but a little thought and a few more pretty
sentences.
If Senators could be measured. by their
avoirdupois then there would be no doubt
of the pre-eminence of Illinois. Senator
Davis is by far the heaviest man in that
august body, and Senator Oglesby is no
light weight either.
Justice Harlan who occupied for the
first time on Monday the seat vacated by
Senator Davis, is himself no small man,
and, I think, the moat judicial-looking
person that wears the black gown. He
looks not unlike Chief-Justice Chase
when he was younger and in better
health, but he has a much more massive
fhysique than the late Chief Justice had.
observed him on the bench, and when
he came into the Senate after adjournment of the court, he had a long conversation with Senator Voorhees, and I was
surprised to see that he was a little taller than the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, and the better proportioned man
ofthe two. C. A. S.
Annual Meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture.
The annual meeting of the Delegate and
State Board of Agriculture will convene
in the rooms of the Board on Tuesday the
8th day of January, 1878, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The President of each County and District Agriculture Society in the State is
the authoriied delegate to represent such
society. And the annual report therefrom
is the proper credential, without which no
society is entitled to the license fund accruing in their respective County Treasuries aa provided by law.
State Associations organized for the advancement of special branches of industry
are invited to send Representatives to attend the Annual Agricultural Convention,
and participate in the proceedings, except
in the election of member of the Board
which requires the vote of legally authorized delegates.
Members whose terms expire
1st Dist—Robt. Mitchell.
2d Dist.—K. P. Haynes
3d Dist—F. C. Johnson
4th D:«t-*W. B. Seward
Tth Diss-Jacob Mutz
llth Dist—Vacant
15th Dist-J. Sutherland
16th DIM—K.M. Lockhart
.Williams, ex-President of the Board; Dr.
A. C. Stephenson, ex President; Hon. A.
D. Hamrick, ex President; Dr. R. T.
Brown, and other ex members connected
with the early history of the Association.
Adjournment to 1:80 p. m.
1:30 P. M. .Reports from officers—President, Secretary, Treasurer, General Superintendent, . and Department Superintendents. Appointment of Committees.
Nominations for vacancies en the Board.
Address by President White, of Purdue
University.
Evening Session. Beading of Essays
and discussion. Subjects proposed. Management of Agricultural Fairs. The importance of the Corn 'Crop, and the Hog
Cholera question.
Second Dat.—8:30 a. m. Report from ,
Committees and Miscellaneous business.
1:30 P. M. Belt Railroad excursion; giving an opportunity to visit all points of
interest on the route, including the New
Stock Yards, and the magnificent improvements connected therewith. On returning, address by Professor Cox, State
Geologist.
Evening Skssiok. Essays and discussion.
Thibd Day.—8:30 A. m. Unfinished
business, and reorganization of State Board.
BAILROAD BATHS.
The Peru and J. M. & I railroads will
return delegates free on certificate of attendance.
Bee Line road, fare three cents per mile,
round trip, tickets from any station, 10 per
cent off.
The Vandalia, I. & St. Louis, Pan-Handle, and Indianapolis & Vincennes railroads
will sell round trip tickets at half-fare to
parties of twenty or more. Single round
trip tickets 10 per cent off regular rates.
The I. B. & W. railroad will, sell round
trip tickets on presentation of certificate,
which will be furnished on application to
this office.
The C. H, & I. and I. C.& L. railroads
will sell round trip tickets at one and one-
fifth fare.
A Liberal Offer.
To the Editors Indiana,Farmer:
I want to make this offer: To the first
ten persons sending me a club of five at
regular rates and having the names placed
to my credit, I will send a setting of eggs
in the Spring from either Light or Dark
Brahmas, Buff, White or Partridge Cochins, white or brown Leghorns, Houdans,B.
B. R. Games, Plymouth Rocks, B. B. R.
Game Bantams, or seven Pekin duck eggs.
My fowls are from such breeders as Todd,
Riley, Bennett, Twell's, and others. I will
also give a pair of B. B. R. Game Bantams to the first person sending you
a club of ten, the names to be placed to
my credit. In both instances the money
must be sent direct to the Faemeb Office
and a list of names sent me by the person
sending names. I refer you to W. T. Dur-
bin, of Murphy, Johnston & Co., of your
city, or to above firm. If you think this
offer of any good to you you can publish
same in your list of preminms. I will do
just as I say in every instance.
Very respectfully,
G. O. Child,
Claysville, Ind.
S SfS S
Another Liberal Offer.
Members of Board holding over,
Bth DIst-J. W. Cofleld
6th Dii,.-T.V. Mitchell
8th Dist—Thos- Nelson
9th Dlit—W. H. Ragan
10 Dist—A.B.Olsypool
11 Di»t—Wm. Crim
12Dist-H.T. Sample
13 Ditt—H. Caldwell
A list of the counties composing each
district, can be found on page 318 of the
last Indiana Agricultural Report.
The principal subjects for discussion will
be the Management of Agrisultural Fairs,
the Hog Cholera Question and _the Corn
Crop. Essays and papers on the above are
urgently solicited, especially on the culture of corn, the most important of all the
cereals, as we desire to compile for publication all practical information thereon
that is available, in connection with statistics of the quantity, value of crop, and
the different uses to which it is applied.
Contributions of specimens of grain,
properly labeled, for the Agricultural Museum, will be thaukfully received. Samples should be limited to three ears of any
one kind of corn, and half a gallon each of
other grains.
All State Associations directly connected with the interests and objects of
the Board of Agriculture are invited to
hold their meetings in the Agricultural
Rooms, when not in conflict with tbe
meetings of the Board.
PBOGBAMMB OF ANNUAL MEETING.
First Day.—10 o'clock A. M. Roll call
by Counties. Welcome Address by the
President. Responses by Governor J. D.
To the Editors Indiana Farmer:
Desiring to increase the circulation of
your valuable paper, I will give the agent
sending me the largest club of names, a
Poland China male pig. The pig will be
from stock sired by Black Tom; dam»
Black Mollie; both owned by the well
known breeder, Rankin Baldridge of
Hagerstown, Ind. This club not to number less than 20 names.
Also for a club of ten names will give
pair of Light Brahma fowls. Both premiums to be delivered next summer, the
names and money to be sent to the Fabmeb office, and credited to my name or
list. All persons who contend for these
premiums will please notify me by postal
card, giving their address. The pig and
chicks will be first class. y
Hamilton Co. Ind. W. W. Hikes.
Another Fine Offer.
To Editors Indiana Farmer :
Feeling an interest is the circulation of
the Indiana Fabmeb, I will give the
agent sending the largest list of subscribers, between now and May lst, 1878, the
names of subscribers to be credited to me,
a pair of Berkshire pigs out of premium
stock.
2d. To the one sending next largest list
on same terms as above, a pair of Light
Brahma chickens.
3d. To the one sending third largest list
on same terms, a trio of Sebright Bantams. All who contend for these premiums will please write me at Martinsville, Clark County, Ind.
, J. C. Comstock.
Thb Youth's Compjii"io_i—For judicicus editing, \
select and popular contributors, and sprightly, en- ^
tertalning reading, the Youth's Companion has no
superior among the Youth's publications.
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We call attention to the advertisement
of Imperial Egg Food in this issue.